Not really baby names related but my husband just sent me this and I know we have a lot of language lovers as well as name lovers here so I thought I’d share!
The surname [name_m]Smith[/name_m] in its many international iterations:
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That’s so interesting! I know people with many of these last names, too, which is cool! I never realized many of them were [name_m]Smith[/name_m] equivalents in meaning.
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Thank you for sharing! Found a family surname in here 
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This is fascinating. Thank you for sharing!
Me too… 
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Kovalyov isn’t really a [name_m]Smith[/name_m] variation but Kusnetsov is. Kovalyov originated from the word “ковать” / "kovat’ " that means “to forge” while Kuznetsov is an occupational surname from the word “кузнец” (kuznets; blacksmith)
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I love this!
Surnames are actually something I’m considering writing my dissertation on
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Love this! I definitely know some people with these surnames.